The evening world., 1887-10-14

Combination for Two Arabs Mrs. Gns-
ser's Agent II Denied the Privileges Of
the Gardcn-An Unavailins Appeal to the
Commissioner Of Emmisration.
The Castle Garden Committee of the Emf
grafton Commission held a closed meeting on
Thursday afternoon, at which matters only
Of routine importance, it was said. were dis
cussed. Mrs. Caroline Gasser, who keeps
the Hotel Ruth, at 1s Greenwich street, ap-
peared before the Commissioner and in q
very pathetic manner implored them
to remove the embargo which they
four weeks ago placed upon her house.
vainly she has tried during all these weeks
to have her difficulties with the Commission
ers settled amicably, but at last, seeing that
her business and livelihood were being mali
ciously tor away from her. she Inundated
herself and made her appeal in person to the
Commissioners They, however, remained
obstinate, and refused to rescind their
order denying her agent admission to Castle
Garden. a
Four weeks ago two Arabs arrived at Castle
Garden. They were destined for Omaha,
Neb., and not having sufficient money to pay
their railroad fare over the pool lines, they
were cast aside by this grasping and illegal
combination which holds sway over Castle
Garden. The runner who ~solicits boarders for
the Ruth saw them and persuaded them to goto
his house. agreeing to obtain them tickets for
Omaha outside the Garden considerably less
less than asked for by the pool. The man
press agent 90 cents TO take three bundles to
the hotel, they left the Garden in company
with the runner. The following day the
runner took the Arabs to the Office of the Old
Dominion Railroad, on Bowling Green, and
each. The rate charged by the pool in
the Immigrants of s2.2S' This
obtaining of tickets by runners or agencies
not within the pool is objected to by the
ceives O commission from the company, but
notwithstanding that IN many cases it is o
decided saving to the immigrants the Com
missioners deem 1t a pernicious practice.
Doane, is brought to bear to make an ex-
ample of any one daring to purchase o ticket
for an immigrant anywhere but at Castle
Garden. .
When the two Arabs returned to the
Garden. preparatory to going West, IN old
missionary In the Garden, who makes a prac-
tice of booking all the Arabians who come to
this country, got them to complain to the
Commissioner about the runner of the Ruth
booking them on !" outside agencies. He
also alleged that the runner represented that
he was from o hotel with which he had no
connection. The Arabs had no complaint to
make about their treatment. They were not
ill-treated or defrauded out of any money,
but were treated in q kind and humane
On this complaint the runner was banished
from the Garden, for booking passengers on
outside agencies. The Commissioners were
not contented with this punishment, but
took away the boarding house license from
Mrs. Gasser, for an act of ildiscretion on the
part of her representative, for which, proba-
bly,, she was not accountable. Since then
the woman has tried to have her privileges
restored, but the vindictive Commissioners
remained obstinate and refused to listen to
her appeal.
At last, seeing that no redress could be
gained from the Commissioners, she to-day
appealed to or EVENING WoRLD reporter to
is being prosecuted, which she considers is a
gross outrage.
For over thirty-fve years. she said,
" the Hotel Ruth has been doing business in
formerly was the proprietor, He always en-.
deavored to act Justly with all immigrants who
came to our house, and it is my aim to follow
In his footsteps. We have never been &C.
eused Of acting u%njustly to any person, and
ton ever received o word of complaint from
any immigrant who has como to our house.
Since our expulsion my business has fallen
away to almost nothing, and unless the Com
missioners releni I am at o loss to know what
l shall do. ! desire no sympathy, but only
that my case be treated in a fair and impartial
n
Armed with the poor woman's story of her
treatment. The EVENING WORLD reporter
called upon Commissioner Hauselt, whose
sympathies are always with the poor and op.
pressed, and asked him why the woman's
license was taken away. He said "Some OF
the Commissioners deem it a crime for @
runner of o boarding. house to book immi.
grants on agencies outside of Castle Garden.
This man has been accused of this, and in
consequence has been denied admission
to the Garden. This is, as far as
l know the only complaint made against the
man. The house which he represents ha,
always been a thoroughly reliable one. and
immigrants going there have always beer
treated kindly and humanely. I have no
suspended the man and she will have tc
submit her case to the Commissioners before
anything can be done in the matter. This
will all require some time.
Officer Edward Sullivan, of the Mayor
Marshal Office, whose duty 1t is to inspect
and look efter the licenses of the boarding
house keepers, was also seen by al EVENING
WORLD reporter, He said ~ know Mrs
Gasser and can vouch for the fact that she il
a thoroughly reliable and honest business
woman. No complaints have ever been made
to me about her house.
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